Chess Puzzle #8XLOt — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1602 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, hanging piece, promotion, short.

Position

White: king e5; knight f3; pawn d6. Black: king e3; pawns e2/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kxf3 — king e3→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies d8=Q (pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen).
  3. Best move: e1=Q+ — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, hanging piece, promotion, short. The key move Kxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3P4/4K3/8/4kN1p/4p3/8 w - - 2 56

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